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Pimpla turionellae
Pimpla turionellae is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It attacks the larvae and pupae of various moths (including Galleria mellonella).
This parasitoid is able to kill hosts with just its venom through cytotoxicity, but in order to reproduce, the parasitoid must be present and lay its eggs inside the host.
From the article Pimpla turionellae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
What it does
Adults must locate, paralyse & lay their eggs inside moth pupae. However, P. turionellae’s prey are highly concealed endophytes, meaning sight alone is not always efficient enough to reliably find well-hidden prey. Instead, P. turionellae can use vibrational sounding, allowing it to ‘echolocate’ through the substrate, using its antennae to transmit and detect vibrations. After receiving these signals, females insert their ovipositors toward density differences.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 496162.